COP conferences • Watts Up With That? https://wattsupwiththat.com The world's most viewed site on global warming and climate change Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:08:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/wattsupwiththat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-WUWT-logo.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 COP conferences • Watts Up With That? https://wattsupwiththat.com 32 32 146051786 Old King Coal at COP28: Uninvited Guest or Star of the Show? https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/22/old-king-coal-at-cop28-uninvited-guest-or-star-of-the-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-king-coal-at-cop28-uninvited-guest-or-star-of-the-show https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/22/old-king-coal-at-cop28-uninvited-guest-or-star-of-the-show/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10273003 By Tilak DoshiPeter A. Coclanis December 19, 2023 Last Friday, just two days after the Dubai COP28 meeting ended, a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that global…

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/22/old-king-coal-at-cop28-uninvited-guest-or-star-of-the-show/feed/ 24 10273003 COP 28: Climate Hysteric Peter Kalmus Has the Sads https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/20/cop-28-climate-hysteric-peter-kalmus-has-the-sads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop-28-climate-hysteric-peter-kalmus-has-the-sads https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/20/cop-28-climate-hysteric-peter-kalmus-has-the-sads/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272869 like a script from a dystopian drama where the villains are fossil fuels, and the heroes are, well, apparently not the attendees of COP28.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/20/cop-28-climate-hysteric-peter-kalmus-has-the-sads/feed/ 112 10272869 Brendan O’Neill: COP28 and the scourge of eco-imperialism https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/17/brendan-oneill-cop28-and-the-scourge-of-eco-imperialism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brendan-oneill-cop28-and-the-scourge-of-eco-imperialism https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/17/brendan-oneill-cop28-and-the-scourge-of-eco-imperialism/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272687 ...but for billions of people such stations are the difference between life and death, light and dark, food and no food.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/17/brendan-oneill-cop28-and-the-scourge-of-eco-imperialism/feed/ 53 10272687 Down Memory Lane https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/16/down-memory-lane/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=down-memory-lane https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/16/down-memory-lane/#comments Sun, 17 Dec 2023 02:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272615  Courtesy of Josh and Net Zero Watch, a trip back down memory lane, from COP13 to COP28, the “breakthroughs” followed by the “cold light of day!:

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/16/down-memory-lane/feed/ 26 10272615 COP 28: The radicals lose again https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/15/cop-28-the-radicals-lose-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop-28-the-radicals-lose-again https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/15/cop-28-the-radicals-lose-again/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272479 In COP 28, the moderates won, and the radical alarmists lost, wasting everybody’s time in the process. The actual negotiations got no press. It was noise all the way down.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/15/cop-28-the-radicals-lose-again/feed/ 58 10272479 “Many Will Die”: Climate Scientists Respond to COP28 Fiasco https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/many-will-die-climate-scientists-respond-to-cop28-fiasco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=many-will-die-climate-scientists-respond-to-cop28-fiasco https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/many-will-die-climate-scientists-respond-to-cop28-fiasco/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272463 The usual wailing and wild statements we've come to expect in the wake of the annual COP failure.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/many-will-die-climate-scientists-respond-to-cop28-fiasco/feed/ 108 10272463 Saudi Oil Minister Praises UN Climate Agreement, Says It Won’t Slow Their Oil Sales https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/saudi-oil-minister-praises-un-climate-agreement-says-it-wont-slow-their-oil-sales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saudi-oil-minister-praises-un-climate-agreement-says-it-wont-slow-their-oil-sales https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/saudi-oil-minister-praises-un-climate-agreement-says-it-wont-slow-their-oil-sales/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272380 The pharaoh methodology of dictating things has been buried, and so people are free in their choices

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/saudi-oil-minister-praises-un-climate-agreement-says-it-wont-slow-their-oil-sales/feed/ 53 10272380 COP28: Were Small Nation Delegates Lured Away so a Deal could be Struck? https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/cop28-were-small-nations-lured-away-so-a-deal-could-be-struck/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop28-were-small-nations-lured-away-so-a-deal-could-be-struck https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/cop28-were-small-nations-lured-away-so-a-deal-could-be-struck/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272357 According to small nations delegates they were busy b̵a̵n̵g̵i̵n̵g̵ ̵h̵o̵o̵k̵e̵r̵s̵ finalising the details of their position, when a deal was struck while they were out of the room.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/14/cop28-were-small-nations-lured-away-so-a-deal-could-be-struck/feed/ 81 10272357 Hug your children today! The UN has struck a deal to end fossil fuels & save the planet! https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/13/hug-your-children-today-the-un-has-struck-a-deal-to-end-fossil-fuels-save-the-planet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hug-your-children-today-the-un-has-struck-a-deal-to-end-fossil-fuels-save-the-planet https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/13/hug-your-children-today-the-un-has-struck-a-deal-to-end-fossil-fuels-save-the-planet/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2023 02:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272346 The delegate for Paraguay welcomes the agreement as “auspicous” but points out that “we need to see a big increase in climate financing”.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/13/hug-your-children-today-the-un-has-struck-a-deal-to-end-fossil-fuels-save-the-planet/feed/ 78 10272346 African Energy Chamber to COP28: We Want Fossil Fuels! https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/13/african-energy-chamber-to-cop28-we-want-fossil-fuels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=african-energy-chamber-to-cop28-we-want-fossil-fuels https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/13/african-energy-chamber-to-cop28-we-want-fossil-fuels/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272330 African producers have not and will not agree to phasing out fossil fuels.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/13/african-energy-chamber-to-cop28-we-want-fossil-fuels/feed/ 54 10272330 “COP28’s Fossil Fuel Phaseout: A Comedy of Errors” https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/12/cop28s-fossil-fuel-phaseout-a-comedy-of-errors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop28s-fossil-fuel-phaseout-a-comedy-of-errors https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/12/cop28s-fossil-fuel-phaseout-a-comedy-of-errors/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272204 Climate Summit's U-Turn - From Heroic Vows to Muffled Whispers

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/12/cop28s-fossil-fuel-phaseout-a-comedy-of-errors/feed/ 119 10272204 “Failure … is not an option”: COP28 President Urges Progress https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/11/failure-is-not-an-option-cop28-president-demands-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=failure-is-not-an-option-cop28-president-demands-progress https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/11/failure-is-not-an-option-cop28-president-demands-progress/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10272087 "We are making progress" - but it sure doesn't smell like progress.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/11/failure-is-not-an-option-cop28-president-demands-progress/feed/ 63 10272087 475 Carbon Capture Lobbyists Attending COP28 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/10/475-carbon-capture-lobbyists-attending-cop28/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=475-carbon-capture-lobbyists-attending-cop28 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/10/475-carbon-capture-lobbyists-attending-cop28/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10271972 The Lake Nyos disaster demonstrated an uncontrolled urban release of concentrated CO2 has the potential to kill millions of people. But this risk doesn't seem to bother companies chasing funding.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/10/475-carbon-capture-lobbyists-attending-cop28/feed/ 87 10271972 Marc Morano: China is getting a pass https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/09/marc-morano-china-is-getting-a-pass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marc-morano-china-is-getting-a-pass https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/09/marc-morano-china-is-getting-a-pass/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10271922 Morano on Fox News from Dubai: Unelected ‘climate potentate’ John Kerry’s decreeing the end of coal will benefit China – ‘This is the Great Reset summit. We did not vote on shutting down coal – W/ Laura Ingraham

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/09/marc-morano-china-is-getting-a-pass/feed/ 40 10271922 Friday Funny: UN COP Conferences Have Been Highly Effective at Reducing CO2 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/08/friday-funny-un-cop-conferences-have-been-highly-effective-at-reducing-co2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-funny-un-cop-conferences-have-been-highly-effective-at-reducing-co2 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/08/friday-funny-un-cop-conferences-have-been-highly-effective-at-reducing-co2/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:27:10 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10271882 Clearly, COP conferences have had a positive effect on global atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/08/friday-funny-un-cop-conferences-have-been-highly-effective-at-reducing-co2/feed/ 51 10271882 Climate clowns galore, but what do they squark about? https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/06/climate-clowns-galore-but-what-do-they-squark-about/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-clowns-galore-but-what-do-they-squark-about https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/06/climate-clowns-galore-but-what-do-they-squark-about/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10271707 Australia’s contingent to the circus of COP28 is led by the Government’s top climate-clown Christopher Bowen. But for what precise benefit to Australia?

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/06/climate-clowns-galore-but-what-do-they-squark-about/feed/ 41 10271707 UN Climate Summit Includes Session On ‘Responsible Yachting’ https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/06/un-climate-summit-includes-session-on-responsible-yachting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=un-climate-summit-includes-session-on-responsible-yachting https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/06/un-climate-summit-includes-session-on-responsible-yachting/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10271673 It’s absolutely classic… they tell everyone else to sacrifice while they host discussions on ‘sustainable yachting’ among themselves.”

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/06/un-climate-summit-includes-session-on-responsible-yachting/feed/ 65 10271673 John Kerry Spins UN Climate Summit President’s Comments That ‘No Science’ Backs Fossil Fuel Elimination Push https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/05/john-kerry-spins-un-climate-summit-presidents-comments-that-no-science-backs-fossil-fuel-elimination-push/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-kerry-spins-un-climate-summit-presidents-comments-that-no-science-backs-fossil-fuel-elimination-push https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/05/john-kerry-spins-un-climate-summit-presidents-comments-that-no-science-backs-fossil-fuel-elimination-push/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10270910 Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is playing defense for the president of this year’s United Nations (UN) climate confab after he contended that there is “no science” behind calls for a fossil fuel phase-out, Politico reported Monday.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/05/john-kerry-spins-un-climate-summit-presidents-comments-that-no-science-backs-fossil-fuel-elimination-push/feed/ 90 10270910 Wildlife Trust and COP28 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/05/wildlife-trust-and-cop28/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wildlife-trust-and-cop28 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/05/wildlife-trust-and-cop28/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10270086 Quite what a loss and damage fund has to do with British wildlife eludes me.

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]]> https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/05/wildlife-trust-and-cop28/feed/ 53 10270086 COP28: China and India Reject Climate Loss and Damage Demands https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/04/cop28-china-and-india-reject-climate-loss-and-damage-demands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop28-china-and-india-reject-climate-loss-and-damage-demands https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/04/cop28-china-and-india-reject-climate-loss-and-damage-demands/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://wattsupwiththat.com/?p=10270070 Everyone agrees the USA should be looted, but China and India want to be recipients of funding, not contributors.

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